Showpieces for the Aspiring Virtuoso Pianist, Book One, for the intermediate grades, provides initial experiences for developing a virtuoso technique, with music by Schubert, Burgmuller, Heller, Schytte, MacDowell, Pieczonka, and Villa-Lobos.

Showpieces provide opportunities for pianists to display their skills and elicit the Wow! response from an audience. The anticipation of acquiring virtuosity is highly motivating for piano students because there is a special thrill in experiencing the sound and feel of playing showpieces, as well as having the admiration of listeners! The music of Ovation, Books 1 and 2 was selected with this in mind.

Selected and Edited by Keith Snell